Specific Learning Disabilities Eligibility Statement

Consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (IDEA), regulation 300.307 (a), the Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services has established the criteria that must be followed to determine the existence of a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) below.

Each local educational agency and public school academy must publicly post on their website, or make public through other means, the process of combination of processes that may be used to determine the existence of Specific Learning Disabilities.

Davison Community Schools’ Process for Determination of a Specific Learning Disability

Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Process:  The district uses a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Process for the determination of a Specific Learning Disability for all buildings and all grades in the district and includes the following:

• The student does not achieve adequately for the student’s age or to meet State-approved grade-level standards in one or more of the areas identified at 34 CFR §300.309(a)(1)(i) when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the student’s age or State-approved grade-level standards; and
• The student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in performance, achievement, or both, relative to age, State-approved grade-level standards, or intellectual development, that is determined by the MET to be relevant to the identification of a SLD, using appropriate assessments, consistent with the IDEA Evaluation Procedures and Additional Requirements for Evaluations and Reevaluations.    

For more information, please contact Amy Chorley, Executive Director of Student Services at (810) 591-0913.